Facilitator Profiles

Inspire Learning TSH is proud to work with experienced leaders in education from both around the Wirral and Liverpool and also nationally. Each facilitator brings with them a wealth of experience to support you both academically and practically through your NPQ. Click on the images below to see our facilitator profiles.

Alex Reeves

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Alex Reeves

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Alex Roper

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Alex Roper

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I have worked in the field of education for 30 years in a variety of professional roles, starting as a secondary school teacher, moving through to become a local authority Education Improvement Officer and then headteacher of a Virtual School for looked after children.

As an NPQ facilitator on both the Leading Behaviour and Culture NPQ and the Senior Leadership NPQ, I enjoy sharing aspects of my leadership and education improvement experience with aspiring leaders. Providing opportunities for participants to reflect, share and develop their skills through their learning journey.

Ant McVerry

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Ant McVerry

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I have spent all my teaching career working in special educational needs. I spent nearly a decade in the largest special school in Liverpool, working my way up from Teaching Assistant to Deputy Headteacher. Here, we catered for the needs of those pupils with an EHCP, diagnosis of Autism and other, additional needs. After completing the NASENCO award and Postgraduate Diploma in SEND, I decided to move over into mainstream education as Assistant Headteacher and SENCO at Notre Dame Catholic College. Here, we rapidly improved the provision for pupils and set up the Award-winning Flourish @ Notre Dame, the only Secondary SEN Unit in Liverpool. This September I moved over to Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy to start a new project of school improvement with regards to SEND, as I believe that if you improve SEN provision in a school, you improve the quality of teaching within the school. I am currently undertaking my NPQH and due to complete this early next year.

Helen Pinnington

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Helen Pinnington

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I am an experienced senior leader. I am currently Head of School At Cardinal Newman Catholic High School in Warrington, having previously been a Headteacher in Knowsley. I have worked in Sefton, Wigan and Walsall. My passion is assessment for learning, metacognition and research informed practice. I was part of the writing team for the AFL National Strategies and have an MEd in Practitioner Research. I believe that as leaders we need to have a clear mission and values that we work to, putting the young people we serve at the centre of all decision making.

Joanne Cowans

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Joanne Cowans

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I am an experienced teacher and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo) with a deep-rooted passion for driving positive change and promoting inclusive education. My career spans a wide range of influential roles, beginning with my work as a Literacy Consultant for the National Strategy local authority team in Knowsley. This role led to a secondment as Assistant Principal at a local school, where I supported the senior leadership team and gained invaluable experience in strategic leadership.

Following this, I joined Maricourt High School and extended my influence through outreach work as a Specialist Leader in Education (SLE) for St John Bosco Teaching School, supporting colleagues and schools in improving teaching and learning practices.

Currently, I work as a Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Inclusion Consultant in Sefton, working with both primary and secondary schools to embed inclusive practices across classrooms. I am also a qualified Dyslexia assessor and specialist teacher, committed to ensuring that all learners, regardless of need, have equitable access to high-quality education. My work is driven by a belief in the transformative power of inclusive teaching and the importance of tailored support for every child.

Linda Gibson

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Linda Gibson

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I have over 36 years of experience across the primary age range in a variety of roles, including Headteacher, Regional Advisor and Mathematics Consultant. I have recently retired from my role as Headteacher of Banks Road Primary School

Michelle Cobb

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Michelle Cobb

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Within my current role, I work as the Director for Maths for Aspire Educational Trust and as a Mastery Specialist for Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub as well as working as an ELE (Evidence Leader in Education) with Aspire Research School.

Sarah McCurrie

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Sarah McCurrie

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Before this role, I was Vice Principal and Early Years Lead at a small school with mixed-age classes following 22 years teaching in Key Stage 2 at a large two-form entry school. In addition to this, I support schools across Cheshire and Wirral with planning for effective implementation with a particular focus on maths, oracy, supporting mixed-age schools and effective professional development.

Rachel Hounslow-Griffiths

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Rachel Hounslow-Griffiths

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I currently work as an Assistant Head and Maths Lead at Meadow Primary School in Ellesmere Port. I'm also the Maths Hub Lead for the Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub. I've been involved in Maths Hubs since they first started over 10 years ago - first as a Primary Mastery Specialist and then as the Assistant Maths Hub Lead for Primary.

Kathy Monaghan

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Kathy Monaghan

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Jacqui Morrison

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Jacqui Morrison

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